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3. A Sword
21. A Sword
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head were on fire,
a mendicant should go forth mindfully,
to give up sensual desire.”“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head were on fire,
a mendicant should go forth mindfully,
to give up identity view.”